Affiliation:
1. Department of Philosophy, Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005 gsher@rice.edu
Abstract
Abstract
The idea that we should simply live in the moment, and should not concern ourselves about the future or the past, has long been a staple of popular philosophy. In this paper, I first attempt to clarify the doctrine and then examine the case for accepting it. My conclusions are, first, that a number of its implications seem quite unpalatable; second, that the main advantages that living in the moment are said to yield are greatly overstated; and, third, that to live by any version of the doctrine that was not highly watered down would be to sacrifice much of what gives meaning to our lives.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
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